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| Born | November 6, 1939 Preble, Wisconsin |
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| Year(s) | 1963–1967 | ||
| AFL Draft | 1963 / Round: 21 / Pick: 163 (By the New York Jets) |
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| College | Wisconsin | ||
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| TD-INT | 6-11 | ||
| Yards | 1375 | ||
| QB Rating | 50.0 | ||
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Ronald Vander Kelen (born November 6, 1939 in Green Bay, Wisconsin[1]) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is best-known for his MVP performance in the 1963 Rose Bowl, where he broke numerous Rose Bowl records (some of which still stand). In that game, he orchestrated a legendary fourth quarter comeback attempt against the #1-ranked USC Trojans in the first #1 versus #2 bowl game match-up in college football history. Vander Kelen was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
In August 1963, he was named the starter in the Chicago College All-Star Game (a game which pitted college all-stars selected from the graduating class from the previous season against the NFL champion) over a group of quarterbacks which included 1962 Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker. The college all-stars defeated the Green Bay Packers 20-17, with a 74-yard touchdown completion to his former Badger #1 target, Pat Richter, providing the winning touchdown. Vander Kelen was named the game MVP.[3] 1963 would be the last time the college all-stars defeated the NFL champions in this game.
He went undrafted in the 1963 NFL Draft and drafted in the 21st round of the 1963 AFL Draft (New York Jets). He signed a contract with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and was the backup to Fran Tarkenton from 1963-1966 [3] and competed for the starting position after Tarkenton was traded to the New York Giants in 1967.
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